Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 5, 1880 Page: 1 of 2
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PORT GRIFFIN, SHACKELFORD COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1880
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of last week
occurred the one hundredth an-
niversary of the famous "dark
v' which spread over New
^ and the Middle 8tates,
ditions
is, prob-
rest of the conti-
Caudles had to be
••mathlrtgASout Pans.
Kan Si was the first lady who
carried a fan. She lived in ages
tre past, and for the most
part forgotten, and she was the
daughter ofa Chinese Mandarin.
/ho ever saw a Mandarin, even
on a tea chest, Without his fan )
[Man to this day
a ian ; iand there
of 411 sorts for every
The Japanese waves his
you when he meets you,
way-"Of greeting, and the
who solicit* for alms,
exceedingly small coin
on purpose" for charity
him on the top of
>ame:as White Fvlfcs. w
Uncle Ben White, that anti-
quated, crippled, and white-
headed darkey always to be
met on Woodward avenue beg-
ging for a small loan, was look-
ing so proud and conceited yes-
terday that an acquaintance
asked him the cause.
iw "Well, I does feel a. bit pluck
up, sab," replied the old man as
he gave his old hat a new slant.
"My ole woman am black .as de
spade of diamonds, an* I neber
'sposed she 'mounted to a hill
of beans, but a few weeks ago
shewastooken siok." '
"Was, eh?w
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to the churohes where
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NO. 22.
The Guileless Wltnsge.
[New n«ven ltcglilcr.]
•Do you know the prisoner
well' asked the attorney.
•Never knew him sick,' replied
the witness.
•No levity,' said the lawyer,
sternly. 'Now, sir, did you ev-
er seethe prisoner at the barf
Took many a drink with him
it tt&bart' y.:.
'Answer my question, sir,1
>lled the lawyer. 'Bow long
ive you known the prisoner t*
From two feet up to five feet
teninehes.' /JpfJr "
the eourt'tnake the--'
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THE ECHO JOB OFFICE
ts supplied.villi new type and c)almikte
have
The Best Press in the tyantry.
Onr prices for Job Warf are a* low as
any country o«oe can work for and llv
a Vontetf .Parsaw.|8MW
An old gentleman from the
East, of a clerical aspect, took sj
the stage from Denver'!
south in antyraflipad days.
Thejonrney was not altogether
a safe "ue, and he was not re-
assured by, fhe-r* : ■
ber of rifles <
coadh, and nervously,
what they were.,. . ' JBIIIi
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Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 5, 1880, newspaper, June 5, 1880; Fort Griffin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233117/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.